Vehicle-canopy.



J. L. KOLLENBORN.

VEHICLE CANOPY.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1912.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915 3 SHEETSSHEET 1 m1 VENTOR. Xv /QM f. A B M/Wv ATTORNEY.

WITNESSES.-

J. L. KOLLENBORN.

VEHICLE CANOPY.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1912.

Jnnnuuunm W W1TNESSES.-'

INVENTOR.

J. L. KOLLENBORN.

VEHICLE CANOPY.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1912.

9 g gg Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

3 SHEETSSHEET 3.

WITNESSES:

To aZ Z whom itmay concern:

xBe. it known thatI, JOHN L. 1am- BonN, a citizenof. the United States, and a lowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is a provide.

a novel --vehicle canopywhich maybe collapsed and stored in small space in suitable housing means carried b which may be easily an. quickly extended to operative position for the purpose of providing top and side coverings for the vehicle.

Other novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferredembodiment of my invention, Figure lfis a side elevation of the body of a vehicleprovided with my 1mprovement, the canopy. being shown in the knockdown or stored condition, the closures for the housings being shown in the closed positions. Fig. 2 is a top view of the mechanism, the canopy being shown in the extended position, portions being broken away: Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section on the line ab of Fig. 8. Fig. 4c is an enlarged fragmental top view of one portion of thebodyof the vehicle and parts attached thereto. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the mechanism shown in the operative extended position, portionsbeing broken away, Fig. .6 is an enlarged side elevation of portions of Y the two rollers at one side of the vehicle and parts. adjacent thereto. Fig. 7 is an en' larged vertical section on the line 0'd-of Fig. 5 Fig. 8 is a rear end elevation showing .the 'frame in the extended or operative position, the front and rear curtains being partly elevated, and the rear curtain being broken away. Fig. 9 is anenlarged vertical section on the line c'-f of Fig.6. Fig. 10

isa vertical section on the line g'h of Fig.

2.. Fig. 11 is an enlarged fragmental side elevation view of part of thecanopy.

.SlI IlllfLI characters of reference designate sim larparts 1n the 'diii'eixent views.

1 designates a vehicle box or body. T wo housings 2 are secured respectively to opposite sides of the body 1. These housings may each be-of any desired shape. As

shown they are each in the form of a gutter the vehicle, and.

i I VEHICLE-CANOPY.

i ,2 9- e e q s fi Patented Maaaieiaf applieation filedlune 1a, 1912. Seria1No.703,665.

with closed ends and an open top. Each housing 2 has-pivoted to its ends the ends of a curved closure 3 which is adapted to be moved to the position shown in dottedlines in Fig. so as tocover the housing opening, and which is provided with downwardly turned ends respectively pivoted to the ends of the housing. In each housing secured to the-body 1 adjacent the'ends respectively of the housing and men the middle of thehousing 2 are bearings 4,-best shown in Fig. 7 ln each housing 2 are two curtainrollers 5, of the spring actuated Hartshorn type. One set of ends ofeach pair ofrollers 5 is mounted in the central bearing 4, the other set of ends being mounted respectively in the outer bearings 4. Secured to the rear end of the body 1.is another housing" 6 constructed similarly to the housings 2 and having a top opening adapted to be covered.

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with a closure 7 similar to the closures 3 already described. A curtain roller 8 is mounted in the housing, 6 and has its ends supported respectively by the ends of said housing. The roller 8 is similar to the rollers 5 and has secured toit a. curtain 9. The rollers 5 have respectively secured to them curtains l0.

At theforward end of the body 1 is pro vided an open top box'll adapted to receive therein a curtain '12, preferably formed of a plurality of transparent plates, the horizontal edges of which are hinged to the edges of adjacent plates by hinges 13*which will permit the plates of the curtain 12 to lie folded one on the other in thebox 11' Figs. '5 and S, I provide a collapsible frame,

which when the curtains are lowered, may

be stored in the housings 2, in the manner about to be described. This collapsible frame comprises, preferably, "the following described parts: Four corner standards 14 are provided, one adjacent each corner of the body 1 of the vehicle. The front and rear posts 142 at each side of the body are "respectively pivoted in the bearings 4 which are adjacent to the ends of the housing2 in which'said bearings are located. Said standards 14 are so pivoted to said bearings as to be adapted to be swung from a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 5 to a horizontal position in the housing. Two middle stand-.

' ards disposedat opposite sides of the body, are respectively I pivoted in the vjm'iddle bearings 4 in the housings 2. j I I In Fig. 7 I have shown the manner of piv- 5 otingof one of the middle strandards '15 to" the middle bearing 4.. The other standard 'and'each of the standards Mis pivoted "in-the same mannerfto the adjacent-bearing 4, so that a description of one'will' 'suf 1o'fice for each.- Referring -particul'arlytor' Fig.7, it will be notedthatthe bearing4 ha-spivotally mounted in it the inner end of a horizontal outwardly projecting tube,

to hold the tube.16"from virithdrawal.,-. but- 7 .permitsturning in the bearing-4'. In, the vmember 17 is secured a hinge member .20 'whichis pivoted by-means .of-a transverse pin 21 to another hinge member 22 which ElS 25. longitudinally slidably mounted in-thetube 16. A coil spring 23 inthe tubel6- hasits forward end bearing against'the hinge member 22 and its rear. end-bearing against. a;. 1 shortplligor block 24 inthe tube, 16 and-l which bears against the body. 1.. The ten, sionof the spring 23 is such as tendsto' force the hinge members 20 and 221.0111;- Wardly, To .hold said members from being forced outwardly, a spring catch 25 is' secured atone end to the outer. sidezof the tube 16. .The'free end of saidcatch isprovided with a.projection 26 which extends through an opening in the tube 16 and, 1s adapted to enter a notch in the hinge mem; her. 22hr holding said hinge memberin the retracted. position shown in Fig. 7. The hinge member 22' is provided with a longitudinal groove27 the outer end of which terminates inl'thenotch" which receives the projection'26.

s To dispose the standard 15 in the housmg 2; oryto store any one .ofthe standards 14in theirhousings, it may be done by following the steps to be now described. 5 The catch .25 has itsfreeend swung up- 'wardly'so as to withdraw the projection 26 from the notch in. the member 22. The member 17 together with the hinge members 20 and 22 will thenbe" forced outwardly- 5 until the hinge Lpin'2l is clear of the tube 16,

the. projection 26 followingalong the groove ,:27. The. member 17 may, now be swung'on the pin 21 to a. position at right ah'gle'sto the position shown-inFig. 7, after which J -the member 17 and,the tube 16 -may be turned to positions su'ch that the standard j lwi ll liei lengthwise ill tile housing 2 parallel with the curtain rollers. To mount. the standardsjin a vertical position, the reverse of these above described steps is to be folrear Qsrtandards 14; collapsed position -infits'lioil'siiig. a

' After the standardsl i'and 15 are mounted in the operative orextended positions, it

,is-neoessary to relea'sably hold them in such' .-pos 1t1:o'1 1s so that the curtains niaybe -supportedfin; the elevated positions. Hinged at one set or ends respectively. to the rear standards :14, are: bars' 2'8 which are adapted to be swung from positions parallel with the standards 14 to positions atTrig'ht .angles thereto,'as' shown-:ingFigsB, 5 and 11. 'In' "the last :namedf positions.-the forward ends 'ofthebars 28 are adaptedjltobe releasably secured respectively tothe, upper ends of the middle standards 15 by removable pins 29.; Bars 130 areinlikemannerpivotedat one setof ends to. the upper ends of standards- 14'; reSpectiY ly, Winch are located; at

the. forward corners of the vbody'l. The

bars; 30- are'also. adapted to be releasably.

locked tothe upper portions of the standards 15 respectively by removable 'pin's 31. ,'-'After the bars 28. and bars. 30-have been secure in the horizontal positions to the standards 15, the standards. may. beacon,

neotedtogether to' prevent'lateral outward giove'ment at theirupper ends by twoba'rs 2 and-.33. The bar 32 has itsends-formed T shape so as to fit in ertical T shaped groovesin the inner sides respectively'of the bars" 30,. said grooves extend downwardly from the upper sides of the .bars 30;and. are

denoted by 34. Inlikemanner the rear bar 33 isprovided with T shaped ends' adaplted. to removably'fit in grooves 35 similartothe grooves 3 l'and provided in the inner sides of the bars 28, .aS shown in Fig. 2 '"'On the bar 33 is rotatively mounted a roller 36 over which the curtain' 9j-is adapted to pass In order that the standards 'l5 may be dis posed in the housings 2,'eachfof these standi ards, comprises the following described parts; A lower tubular' member 17. as shown in Fig.9, has flongitudinally'slidable 'in-itla hinge member '37 provided dt'itg l w 1 end with a shank'38slidab1ein ablock 39- secured in the. tubular vmember 17. 'The shank 38 below the block 39 has secured-on.

it a collar 40 against which bears thelower endro f a' coil 'sp 'ring 41 which encircles the shank 38 .and has its upper end bearing against the block 39. The other .en'dof the hinge member 37 is piyoted to an' interm'edi ate hinge member 42 by a pin 43', .said map mediateimemberbeing hinged bya pin 44 a to. another hinge member 45 slid'ab'ly mounted in the upper member 4650f the standard 15. The member45 is provided with an upwardly extending shank 47 which is slidable through a block 4 f secured. in the tubular"v member 46 'j 11st referred to. A coil spring 4.9 encircles the" shank l'i' and has one end bearing against the block 4-8 and theother member 17 both members 37 and 45 may be end bearing against the collar 50 which is secured on the shank 47.

By drawing the member 16 away from the withdrawn :from the members 17 and 46 respectively to such positions that the intermediate member 1-2 will be outside the members 37 and lfyafter which the member 46 maybe swung to a position alongside the member 17 as shown in Fig. 9. When in this position, the standard 15 may be swung in the manner already described to a position in the adjacent housin Eachof the curtains 9, l0 and 12 1,; preferably firmly secured at its free end to a transverse tube 51, as is shown for example in Fig. 3. L'ongitudinally slidable in the tube 51 are two. rods 52, the outer ends of which project beyond the tube 51 and are adapted to be inserted in holes provided therefor in the standards 1-1 and 15 and in the bars 30. The inner ends of the rods 52 are bent laterally and extend through a slot 53 provided in the middle portion of each tube 51. Between each pair of arms 54, which are thus provided at the inner ends of the rods 52 is mounted a coil spring which normally forces the rods 52 outwardly into positions in which they can enter the holes provided in the standards 14 and 15 to receive them. -By forcing the arms 54 toward each other the rods 52 may be withdrawn from the holes in the standards, after which the curtain may be lowered into the housing adaptedto receiveit.

The inner sides of the standards ll and of the bars 28 and 30 are provided each, as are opposite sides of the members 17 and 4:6 of the standards 15, with longitudinal grooves 56 which are adapted to have the curtains-slide therein. Said members 14, 28, 3O, 17 and 46 may also beprovided at opposite sides of each groove 56 therein with leather or soft rubber weather strips o7 adaptedto bear against opposite sides of a curtain to hold the same in place and to exclude the weather. I

The closures 3 and 7 may be provided each with a set screw 58 adapted to bear against the adjacent housing to secure the closure in the closed position shown in Fig. 1.

In operating my invention, to put up the canopy, the closures 3 and 7 are first swung to the open positions, after which the standardsl l and 15 are swung to the uprightpositions and then locked in such'positions by swinging the bars 28 and 30 to the horizontal positions and locking them in such positions to the members 46 by means of the pins 29 and 31 respectively which are inserted through holes provided in the bars 28 and 30 and the members 46. The T shaped ends of the bars 32 and 33 are then slid respectively into the grooves 34 and 35 of the bars 30 and 28. Thecurtain 9 is then drawn from the roller 8 upwardly to and over the roller 36 and then horizontally forward to a point adjacent to the bar 32 where the rods 52 of the curtain 9 are permitted to enter holes provided therefor in the inner sides of the bars 30, as shown in Fig. 2 to hold the curtain in the position to which it has been adjusted. In like manner the curtains 10 and 12 are withdrawn from the receptacles 2 and 11 which contain them, and are ele-' vated to the desired positions, the standards tending pins adapted to respectively en ter holes provided therefor in the inner sides of the members 17 to hold the frame from forward and backward swinging.

\Vhen the-frame is collapsed and the ourtains and othcr parts are storedin the housing means comprising the housings Q and 6 and the box 11, and the closures 3 and 7 have been moved to the closed positions, shown i.n=Fig.- 1, the canopv is stored in compact form with the parts which are liable toinjury byexposure to the elements fully protected and out of sight.

I 'do.not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, as modifications, within the scope of the appended claims.

may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1.,1n a vehicle canopy, the combination with the body of a vehicle, of three housings disposed respectively at opposite sides and at the rear of and supported by said body, corner standards pivoted respectively to said body and adapted to be swung from vertical positions to longitudinal horizontal positions within the adjacent side housings, releasable bracing devices respectively connecting the rear corner standards with the forward corner standards, two transverse brace members disposed respectively adjacent to the rear and forward standards and having means for being detachably secured to said bracing devices, a roller mounted in the rear housing, a curtain securpil to and adapted to be wound on said roller and being adapted to be extended upwardly to and over the rear transverse brace member,

and means for releasably attaching said curfor being detachably secured to said bracing devices, intermediate standards pivoted to said body and adapted to be releasably se-,

cured respectively to said bracing devices,

said intermediate standards being fold able and adapted to be swung from the vertical position to horizontal positions in said housings respectively,rollers in said housingsrespectively and disposed respectively intermediate of the corner and intermediate standards, four curtains respectively attached at one set of ends to saidrollers, and means for respectively securing the otherset of ends of said curtains to the adjacent ,corner and intermediate standards adjacent to the upper ends thereof, when said standards are in the vertical position.

3. In a vehicle canopy, the combination with the body of a vehicle, of housing means carried thereby, a collapsible frame pivotally supported by the body and having means for beiiag releasably locked in'an upright operative position and adapted to be swung downwardly into means, curtains adapted to be stored in said housing means and provided with means for being extended and to be supported by said frame in the extended position, and sealing means carried by the frame for engaging the opposite sides of said curtains adjacent to the longitudinal edges thereof, and with which the curtains have slidable engagement. 1 I

- 4. In a vehicle canopy, the combination with the body of a vehicle, of a housing carried thereby, two standards pivoted to the body and adapted to be swung from a vertical position to a horizontal position in the said housing housing, a curtain roller" in said housing, a

longitudinally extensible curtain attached'to and adapted to be wound on said roller, re-

leasable means for holdingthe standards in the vertical position, and means for fasten.-

ing the upper end of said curtain when in the extended position to said standards;

5. In a vehicle canopy, the combination with the body of a vehicle, of a housing carried thereby, two standards pivoted to the body and adapted to be swung from a vertical position to a horizontalposition inthe housing, and provided respectively on adjacent sides with longitudinal grooves, a cur-' tain roller in said housing, a longitudinalextensible curtain attached to and adapted to be wound on said roller and to have its longitudinal edges travel respectively in said grooves, releasable means for holdin the standards in the vertical position, an means for fastening the upper end of the curtain, when extended, to said standards.

6. In a vehicle canopy, the combination with the body of a vehicle, of a housing car-- ried thereby. two standards pivoted to the body and adapted to be swung from a vertical position to a horizontal position in the housing, a curtain roller in said housing, a longitudinally extensible curtain attached to and adapted to be wound on said roller, releasable, meansfor holding the standards in the vertical position, means for fastening the upper ends of the curtain, when in the extended position, to said standards, and

two pairs of weather strips secured one pair to each standard and the-strips of each pair being adapted to respectively slidably engage opposite sidesof the curtain when the v I curtain is extended.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

E. B. HOUSE, JAMES H. MORGAN.

JOHN L. KOLLENBORN. 

